Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-07-21

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On motion of L. K. Mcintyre a petit
ton to open Maple street from the east
line of the city limits to the west line of
the city limits, and First avenue from
the south line of the A. T. s. s. F. r. r..
Co.'S right of way to the Arkansas river,
was referred to committee on streets and
alleys.
On motion of J. A. Arment, petition
signed by owners of lots fronting on Ma
pie street, and requesting the city council
to pass an ordinance, under proper reg
ulations, authorizing the Arkansas, Kan
sas s. Colorado Railway Co. to build and
operate their railroad on said Maple
streets, within the limits of said Dodge
City. was referred.
On motion of A. Curtius the council
freconsidered the vote on an ordinance to
repeal ordinance No. 1871.
On the call of the roll to adopt an or
dinance as whole to repeal an ordinance
to amend section of ordinance No. 131,
the same was lost by the following vote:
Fred Gardner, ]. w. Mahan, A. Cur
thus, L. r. Mcintyre voting no; J. A. Ar
ment voting aye: L. N. York, absent not
voting.
A majority of all the councilmen elect
having voted against the adoption of said
ordinance to amend section of Ordi-
nance No. 131, the city clerk was in
structed by the city council to cause or
dinance No. al, amending section of
original ordinance No. 131 published,
the same having passed the council June
%, 1887, and become law without the
signature of the Mayor, and the Mayor
having failed to return the above ordi-
nance with his objections in writing at
the next regular meeting of the council.
On motion of ]. w. Mahan the council
adjourned to meet Saturday, July 9, 1887,
at O. clock p. m. Attest, GEO. F. JONES,
City Clerk.
The city council met pe1suant to ad-
journment.
Present: J. A. Arment, j. w. Mahan,
Aug. Curtius, L. N. York, L. K. Mcintyre.
Absent: R. w. Tarbox, Mayor, and Fred
Gardner, Pres. of the council.
On motion of J. A. Arment L. N. York
was elected Mayor pro tenn.
Ordinance No. 142, providing for the
filling of vacancies in the Office of Mayor
and councilmen of the city of Dodge
City, Kansas, was presented, and read
for passage On second reading it was
adopted by sections and passed the coun-
Gil as whole by the following vote:
]. A. Arment, J. w. Mahan, A. Cur
thus, L. N. York, L. K. Mcintyre voting
aye. None voting in the negative. Fred
Gardner absent.
Ordinance (No. 1857 relating to the
building of sidewalks on Railroad and
Military avenues, was presented and read
for passage; on second reading it was
adopted by sections and passed the coun-
Gil by the following vote:
J. A. Armeut, ]. W. Mahan, A Curtius,
L. N. York, L. K. Mcintyre, voting Aye,
none voting in the negative. Fred Gard
ner absent.
Ordinance (No. 144,) an ordinance to
preserve the health of the city and protect
it against nuisances, was presented and
read for passage. On second reading it
was adopted by sections and passed the
council as whole by the following vote:
]. A. Arment, J. w. Mahan, A. Cur
thus, L. K. Mcintyre, L. N. York, voting
Aye, none voting in the negative; Fred
Gardner being absent.
Ordinance (No. 1857 an ordinance to
provide for the issuing of bonds of the
city of Dodge City, Kansas, for the pur-
pose of funding the outstanding script
Indebtedness of said city, was presented
and read for passage. On second reading
it was adopted by sections and passed
the council as whole by the following
vote.
j. A. Arment, ]. w. Mahan, A. Cur
thus, L. N. York, L. K. Mcintyre, voting
Aye None voting in the negative; Fred
Gardner being absent.
On motion of ]. A. Arment the follow
ing resolution was adopted to wit:
Resolutions of the Mayor and Council OF
the city of Dodge City, Kansas, passed at
q meeting held in said city, on the 9TH
day of July. 1887.
Be it resolved by the Mayor and Council
men of the city of Dodge City, in reg
ular session assembled, that an election
be, and is hereby ordered for the pur-